diff --git a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
index c5584c2d440e033b649193b39435d0a458aaf694..fa6cf18e77194866a059f8a389e936ef6ffcf833 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
@@ -91,12 +91,11 @@ static int netvsc_open(struct net_device *net)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	netif_tx_wake_all_queues(net);
-
 	rdev = nvdev->extension;
-
-	if (!rdev->link_state)
+	if (!rdev->link_state) {
 		netif_carrier_on(net);
+		netif_tx_wake_all_queues(net);
+	}
 
 	if (vf_netdev) {
 		/* Setting synthetic device up transparently sets